Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy to attend EU summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will attend the summit in Brussels in person on Thursday. Hungarian Prime Minister Orban has warned the EU not to use frozen Russian state assets for Ukraine.

• Ukraine's Zelenskyy to attend key EU summit
• Germany's Merz says EU must use Russian assets to increase pressure on Putin
• Hungary's Orban warns against using frozen Russian assets

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